Describe the basic premise of both the community and market-oriented approach to health care.

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DESCRIBE THE BASIC PREMISE OF BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND MARKET-ORIENTED APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE.

DQ #1

Describe the basic premise of both the community and market-oriented approach to health care. To what extent is each multidisciplinary?  How might each approach help and/or hinder health care access for immigrants and refugees?  What are ways in which these approaches can promote a culturally inclusive health care experience for this group?  Include a brief analysis of the role that health delivery models can play alongside these approaches in the provision of culturally competent care.

DQ #2

For this final forum, describe a multidisciplinary approach for a vulnerable population that we have not covered in class.
Imagine you are a policymaker for your city or town. Based on what you know, and what you have learned in this course, what would you modify or improve to make a positive change in the life of a Immigrants and refugees?  Would you consult the vulnerable group when developing programs or policies?  Why or why not?  Which policy would you create to improve health care services accessibility, cost, and quality related to your selected group?

From Chapter 2, choose a management theory and prepare a presentation

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PREPARE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON THE FOLLOWING: FROM CHAPTER 2, CHOOSE A MANAGEMENT THEORY AND PREPARE A PRESENTATION. THE PRESENTATION MUST INCLUDE: THE NAME OF THE THEORY, WHO DEVELOPED IT, AND WHEN. AN EXPLANATION OF THE THEORY. A NOTABLE USER OF THE THEORY (FOR EXAMPLE, THE GILBRETHS AND SCIENTIFIC MGT., PP. 26–27 OF YOUR TEXTBOOK) AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THAT THEORIST. WHAT THIS THEORY CAN TEACH TODAY’S HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATOR IN TERMS OF OPTIMIZING SERVICES, MANAGING STAFF, AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. A MINIMUM OF 15 SLIDES TOTAL

You are to prepare a PowerPoint presentation on the following: From Chapter 2, choose a management theory and prepare a presentation. The presentation must include:

The name of the theory, who developed it, and when. An explanation of the theory. A notable user of the theory (for example, the Gilbreths and Scientific Mgt., pp. 26–27 of your textbook) and the contributions made by that theorist. What this theory can teach today’s health care administrator in terms of optimizing services, managing staff, and planning for the future. A minimum of 15 slides total: A title page with name of presentation, your name, and name of course, at least 13 slides with information, and at least one reference page showing at least three references you have found. References should be in APA style. (For help with this, go to the Kaplan Writing Center or http://www.apastyle.org/-learn/faqs/index.aspx) If you have detailed materials, which you should, you should add this information to the notes section. (This does not appear on the slide. You should do this with any other detailed info so slides will not be crowded.) Go to http://office.microsoft.com/-en- us/powerpoint/-FX100648951033.aspx to get ideas and advice on developing your PowerPoint presentation. Additional help can be found at http://presentationsoft.about.com/-od/powerpointinbusiness/tp/

ANALYZE THE ROLE OF A CEO OR CIO IN A HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION.

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ANALYZE THE ROLE OF A CEO OR CIO IN A HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION.

Strategy and HIT”

  • Suggest an organizational strategy that you think would be effective for a health care organization. Recommend a key HIT tactic that would support the implementation of the strategy selected. Justify your response.
  • Analyze the role of a CEO or CIO in a health care organization. Based on your knowledge and experience, determine what you believe to be a significant characteristic of effective leadership, and elaborate on its importance to the success of the organization.

 

“Health Information on the Internet”  Please respond to the following.

 

  • Suggest a significant advantage and disadvantage of researching health information on the Internet. Support your rationale.
  • Create a scenario that demonstrates the empowerment of health information seekers. Provide support for your rationale.

Analyze the transition of health care from the 18th Century leading up to the 21st Century

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ANALYZE THE GENERAL TRANSITION OF U.S. HEALTH LAWS BASED ON CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT IN HEALTH CARE TO THE CREATION OF CONTRACT LAWS, AS PREDICATED WITHIN THE SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT.

“Development of U.S. Health Care in Hospitals Based on the Foundation of U.S. Law”  Please respond to the following:

 

  • * From the scenario, relate the basic steps in the development of U.S. health law, leading up to the present, to you or an employer’s need for health insurance coverage in light of the provisions that the Affordable Health Care Act sets forth. Rationalize the fundamental way in which these laws play a pivotal part in understanding the roles that today’s health care administrators play.
  • Analyze the transition of health care from the 18th Century leading up to the 21st Century. Evaluate the degree and quality of care established within 18th Century U.S. hospitals, as compared to the level of care seen in today’s hospitals. Examine the primary roles of progressive health care law in shaping the current modern environments

How have federal and state governments and the health care industry worked to address this issue so far?

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THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HAS NUMEROUS KNOWN ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE OVERALL QUALITY, ACCESS, AND COST OF SERVICES AVAILABLE.

The U.S. health care system has numerous known issues that affect the overall quality, access, and cost of services available. For your Final Paper, you will create an eight- to ten-page proposal (excluding the title and reference pages) on your solution to one of these issues. In the proposal, you will describe the nature of the issue, trace the history of its development, describe what has and has not been done to address it thus far, provide a set of recommendations on what should be done to address it in the future, and discuss how major stakeholders should be involved to make your proposed changes.

Select  the following issues in health care for the topic of your Final Paper:

  1. The health care workforce.

You are encouraged to break your proposal up into sections to be sure you address each of the questions below. Specifically, you should address the following in your proposal:

  1. Executive Summary: Introduce the topic that you chose. Provide a brief overview of content of your proposal.
  2. Statement of the problem: Clearly describe the topic that you chose. Define and explain the major problems related to this issue.
  3. History of the problem: Review the major developments in the evolution of this problem in the U.S. How did this issue develop historically? How did we get to where we are now?
  4. International context: Compare and contrast this problem in the U.S. to that of other countries. How does this issue in the U.S. compare to other countries? Is the issue more common here or in other countries and why?
  5. Stakeholders: Describe the role of major stakeholders in the problem. How have federal and state governments and the health care industry worked to address this issue so far? What have been the successes and failures of their attempts?
  6. Policy: Provide examples of how the P.P.A.C.A. and other federal policies have attempted to address this issue. What has been the impact of their action or non-action?
  7. Recommendations: Provide a set of recommendations on what should be done to address this issue in the future. What should the major stakeholders, such as the government, the health care industry, and health care consumers do to implement these recommendations and how? Provide a justification for why you believe each recommendation will address one or more of the problems related to this issue.
  8. Conclusion: Construct a brief conclusion that highlights the key points from your proposal and describes the expected outcomes if your recommendations were to be implemented.

 

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

  1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:

Explains why quality and patient safety are important, particularly for this health care setting.

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EXPLAINS WHY QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY ARE IMPORTANT, PARTICULARLY FOR THIS HEALTH CARE SETTING.

Application: Quality and Patient Safety by Setting

For this Application Assignment, you will consider quality and patient safety efforts for a particular type of organization.

To prepare for this Application Assignment:

  • Select a health care setting such as an acute care hospital, long-term care facility, or private clinic.
  • Consider the importance of quality and patient safety in this organization.
  • Consider the challenges to providing quality and patient safety in this organization.

To complete this Application Assignment, write a 2- to 3-page paper that:

  • Explains why quality and patient safety are important, particularly for this health care setting.
  • Identifies the key challenges regarding quality and/or patient safety for this setting.
  • Describes at least two strategies for improving and assuring quality and patient safety in this setting and explains why you chose these strategies.

Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct.

Discuss the impact of your product, service, or application on quality of care, quality of life, cost of care, and access

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DEVELOP AN INNOVATED APPROACH USING CURRENT TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY.

As a member of ABC Consultants, you have been hired by a large organization to develop an innovated approach using current technology in health care delivery. This can be a product, a service, or an application.

Choose an organization in a sector including, but not limited to, pharmaceutical, insurance, manufacturing, software development, or facility design. Review its website and any recent articles about the organizations.

Resource: Technology and Health Care Grading Criteria

Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper and include the following:

  • Describe your product, service, or application (m-health, e-therapy, virtual physician visits, and so forth).
  • Discuss the impact of your product, service, or application on quality of care, quality of life, cost of care, and access.
  • Discuss the social, ethical, and economic impact of your product, service, or application to the organization.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Propose a strategy to help reduce the level of resistance from the clinical staff during a transition from CAS to HIMS innovations

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COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE FUNCTIONALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE COMPLAINT-PUSH MODEL AND DATA-PULL MODEL WITHIN THE PROCESS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICE DELIVERY.

  • Compare and contrast the functionality and efficiency of the complaint-push model and data-pull model within the process of health care service delivery. Recommend a strategy improving the effectiveness of each method for delivering patient care.
  • Determine a significant aspect of a complex health care system that represents barriers to a more rapid diffusion of HIT. Next, suggest how these barriers can be removed or minimized. Support your rationale.

“HIT Management and Implementation”  Please respond to the following:

  • Determine a key process in the delivery of health care services that would be more efficient and effective through the application of a specific model of HIT. Support your response.
  • Analyze the barriers to the implementation of HIMS in a complex adaptive system (CAS). Propose a strategy to help reduce the level of resistance from the clinical staff during a transition from CAS to HIMS innovations. Provide a rationale to support your response.

What major events in health care access and delivery since 1950 have significantly changed and enhanced health care policy in the United States?

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WHAT MAJOR EVENTS IN HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND DELIVERY SINCE 1950 HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED

REFERENCE

Shi, L. (2014). Introduction to Health Policy. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Washington, D.C.: Health Admin. Press.

Please write up 150 to 200 word count for Questions 1 – 9; Question 10 is a PowerPoint, and Question 11 requires a Flowchart. Try and relate the material to real-life applications and also to the textbook- Introduction to health policy. Check work for plagiarism!

 

  1. What major events in health care access and delivery since 1950 have significantly changed and enhanced health care policy in the United States?
  2. What role does federal, state and local governments each play in influencing health care policy.
  3. How do we know which law we are to follow if there is a difference between a state and federal law?
  4. Discuss determinants of a health problem. Identify policy intervention to the health problem. Do you think the policy intervention is the most significant concept?
  5. Watchthe video: Health Insurance Changes Coming Your Way Under the Affordable Care Act. http://kff.org/health-reform/video/youtoons-obamacare-video/
  6. Did this website give you any new ‘perspectives’ on health care? What were they? http://kff.org/perspectives/
  7. Do you see health care spending decreasing or increasing in the future? Why?
  8. I don’t think that health will never go down, since the cost of malpractice insurance is so expensive that a doctor has to have a certain income to cover that expense must their cost of living. The truth is that if the cost of health care won’t go down since its one of the biggest business in this country, in fact the cost does go down then what will happen to the economy; i have yet seen something like that in which the health care going down after years of being so expensive that would be the first. The fact that the over head expensive of health care won’t allow the cost to go down….that would be in a perfect world and that’s not the world we live in.

Given this scenario, do you think there is a point at which the cost of health care will not be able to increase? How will we know when we’ve hit that point?

  1. How does telemedicine lower the overall cost of health care? What are your thoughts?

FIXING THE HEALTH CARE PLAN

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FIXING THE HEALTH CARE PLAN

Fixing the Health Care Plan Case Study

You are the Vice President of Compensation & Benefits for Wolfman Enterprises, a large, high-technology products manufacturer that employs approximately 65,000 in the United States.

You have just learned that health insurance premiums for the following fiscal year were expected to increase approximately 26%, up dramatically from the 16% increase of the previous year and the 14% increase the year before that.  Adding to your concern is the projection that, by 2015, the company’s $375 million annual health-care bill would increase to a staggering $613 million.

You have been asked by Wolfman’s top management to develop a custom-designed health insurance program for the organization that would hold down health-care premium costs to a reasonable level while ensuring that employees would retain adequate health care coverage.

The current health care plan is relatively traditional.  The company pays the entire health care premium for single employees (approximately $480 per month); dependent coverage is available, but the employee pays the entire cost of this coverage.

There is a $250 deductible, and no preferred provider network.  Once the employee’s deductible is met, the policy pays 80% of all covered expenses up to $5,000.  Once the $5,000 threshold is met, the policy then pays 100% of covered expenses up to a lifetime maximum of $2,000,000 per person.  Thus, each employee has an annual out-of-pocket maximum of $1,250.

Preventive care (an annual physical, routine Pap smears and annual mammograms for women, and PSA for men) are covered at 100% with no deductible.  Employees also have a prescription drug benefit.  After payment of a $100 annual deductible (per person), generic prescription drugs are available with a $10 copay; brand-name prescription drugs are available with a $25 copay.

Top management has asked you to provide them with a preliminary list of ideas to be considered, and how you believe employees would accept these changes, because the company is concerned about employee retention and does not want to lose valued employees.

Based upon the material presented in the textbook and your outside research, prepare a report that addresses what health care initiatives Wolfman might undertake in order to deal with the rapidly escalating health care costs.  Make certain that you consider the effects the initiatives would have on the employees and their acceptance of the changes.